Developing Resilience

Are you passionate about building thriving and inclusive communities? Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of people around you? Look no further than "Community Development Frameworks: Building Thriving and Inclusive Communities." This comprehensive guide is specifically crafted for individuals actively involved in community development and planning, regardless of their level of experience. Whether you are a beginner or an expert in leading groups, this book offers practical insights and frameworks that can be readily applied to your own community development projects. The ...

We are often urged to rely only on ourselves for strength, mental fortitude, and positivity. But with her distinctive “skill, wit, and sharp insight” (Laura Bates, author of Girl Up), Soraya Chemaly challenges us to adapt our thinking about how we survive in a world of sustained, overlapping crises. It is interdependence and nurturing relationships that truly sustain us, she argues. Based on comprehensive research and eye-opening examples from real-life, The Resilience Myth offers alternative visions of relational hardiness by emphasizing care for others and our environments above all.

Today's youth-sports experience provokes countless questions for well-intentioned parents. How young should kids start playing sports? Should they specialize—and when? What should a parent do when their kid is not getting the playing time they think their child deserves? How do parents encourage children without overwhelming them? Raising Empowered Athletes has answers for every youth-sports situation with an overarching goal of not only helping parents raise strong athletes but also nurture great human beings who are empowered to succeed on and off the playing field.

This ultimate guide provide detail strategy and technique to design and develop resilient buildings against extreme cyclones and high winds. This guidebook has been analyzed all of these issues that occurs during cyclone and high wind events and assessed the risks of the different building types and the vulnerable communities.The weather system is gradually turned into more violent due to climate change. Climate change has increased the frequency, intensity, severity etc. of the different natural disasters. For this reason, extreme cyclones and high winds are common disasters in the ...

Greatness and mediocrity are separated by one thing--how you respond to rejection. People who crumble beneath the weight of rejection never realize their full potential, but people who learn to use rejection as a catalyst experience fulfillment in their lives.

Sana a tu niño interior herido es una guía reflexiva y perspicaz diseñada para ayudarte a descubrir las raíces ocultas del dolor, el miedo y la inseguridad derivados de experiencias infantiles. Tanto si has sufrido negligencia, abusos o traumas heredados, este libro te muestra los pasos que te ayudarán a liberarte de patrones destructivos, superar el miedo al abandono y, finalmente, sentirte seguro emocionalmente.

After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. "I was in 'the void,'" she writes, "a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe." Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. It is a muscle that everyone can build.

Transform your leadership capabilities in record time, even if you've faced obstacles and setbacks along the way. Are you constantly facing leadership challenges that make it difficult to steer your team effectively? Do you find yourself grappling with the rapid pace of change and worrying about how to grow and scale your business confidently? The journey to exceptional leadership begins here. If you're an entrepreneur or business leader overwhelmed with perfecting your leadership skills, you’re in the right place. My Leadership Development Skills Made Simple is meticulously crafted for ...

Therapist and wildly popular attachment research expert Eli Harwood (a.k.a. Attachment Nerd) illuminates attachment theory as foundational to the only parenting approach proven to have a lasting impact.

When facing contentious issues such as screen time, food choices, and bedtime, children often act out or shut down, responding with reactivity instead of receptivity. This is what New York Times best-selling authors Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson call a No Brain response. But our kids can be taught to approach life with openness and curiosity. When kids work from a Yes Brain, they’re more willing to take chances and explore. They’re more curious and imaginative. They’re better at relationships and handling adversity.

Lawrence’s accomplishments are nearly impossible to comprehend. After breaking two Guinness World Records, he shattered possibilities in 2015 by completing 50 full-distance triathlons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days. Yes, THE IRONMAN®, “the single most difficult day in sports”—a 2.4-mile swim, 112 miles on a bike, then a 26.2-mile run, all completed in under 17 hours. It is a race so intense that less than .01% of the population have completed one.

Joe De Sena has spent his life running toward challenge and discomfort. Why? Because how we react to challenging situations defines us and our families. The only tools we have as humans to survive the many peaks and valleys of a full life are preparedness, health, leadership, and most importantly, resilience. Why do so many parents struggle to finish things we start, delay gratification, and protect our health - and why do our kids continue to struggle in every facet of life? Because we haven’t showed them a path to resilience, and we haven’t fought for it ourselves.

When Buddhist chaplain Sharon Lukert was diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), she turned to spiritual practice and community to help her adjust to a new and ever-shifting reality. In Until My Memory Fails Me, she shares her hard-won wisdom as a guide for anyone standing at the gateway of cognitive decline. Through poignant storytelling and practical wisdom, Lukert offers specific ways to build resilience against the emotional swings and existential fear inherent in cognitive decline.

Arguments rage. Mental health suffers. Children need to be resilient, and when they develop this ability and make wise choices, it becomes part of their character. Furthermore, they need parents who help them to learn from negative experiences and who allow them a certain measure of struggle.

Transform your habits and unlock your best self with sustainable changes, even if you've been overwhelmed by failure before! Have you ever caught yourself teetering on the brink of positive change, only to slip back into the comfort of old habits? Are days filled with overwhelming information and fleeting motivation making it impossible to take that first step toward transformation? Do you find yourself going in circles, paralyzed by the flood of advice, unsure of where to start?

Master Life’s WTF Moments with Clarity, Confidence, and Constructive Action Life is full of "What The F*ck!" moments—unexpected challenges that leave us frustrated, anxious, or uncertain. In this second edition of Wait, Think First, Jaycee Andreas takes the strategies that resonated with readers in the original and enriches them with even more depth, actionable insights, and relatable stories to help you navigate these moments with poise and purpose. What’s New in This Edition? This updated and expanded guide builds on the foundation of the first edition, incorporating feedback, ...

Hoda Kotb didn’t expect to join the Today show at age 44. Or to become a mother at 52. Or to leave Today and embark on a new adventure at 60! Change doesn’t always arrive when we expect it, and its effects are anything but predictable. But Hoda believes that the benefits of change can be extraordinary...if we’re willing to listen to and learn from it.

Have you ever wanted to make meditation and affirmations a daily part of your life, and thought it would be too difficult or time-consuming? Lyssa Zanders 30 days worth of guided meditations and inspiration is a simple and effective way to build meditations and affirmations into your life in minutes a day.

Are you tired of feeling anxious in relationships? Do you constantly seek reassurance or worry about abandonment? It's time to break free from anxious attachment patterns and build lasting emotional resilience. This comprehensive audiobook combines cutting-edge neuroscience with practical, daily exercises to transform your relationship with yourself and others.

Raising Resilience is a lifeline for every family contending with life’s many stresses and traumas—from the most commonplace to the most devastating—including peer conflicts, divorce, family tensions, death, moving, academic struggles, and larger personal and national events. Through her years of experience and ongoing research, developmental psychologist Dr. Tovah Klein offers parents and caregivers five specific resources that children can develop, enabling them to face adversity, adjust, and thrive where they might otherwise falter or break down under pressure.